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G. K. PROCTOR.

Lamp Lighting Device.

No. 26,953.- Patented 'lany 24, 1860.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE K. PROCTOR, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND G.H. STICKNEY, OF SAME PLACE.

LAMP-LIGHTING- DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,953, dated January 24, 1860,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon K. PROCTOR, of Beverly, in the county ofEssex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and ImprovedAutomatic Lamp-Lighting Device; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,in which- Figure 1, is a side view of my invention. Fig. 2, a plan ortop view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This invention consists in applying to a lamp, a match holder andfriction plate, the latter having a spring connected to it and soarranged, that when liberated and actuated by the spring, the frictionplate will ignite the match and thereby cause the lamp to be lighted.

The'invention is more especially designed to be applied to alarm clocksto be operated by the same simultaneously with the sounding of thealarm. It may, however, be used separately and operated by a cord incases where necessary.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents a bedplate supported by two uprights a, a, to one of whicha lamp B, is attached. To the bedplate two uprights Z), Z), are securednear the lamp B. These uprights are both forked. To the upper part ofone end of the upright b, a socket c, is attached. This socket is simplya match holder and may be described as being a horizontal box, in lineor in the same plane with the upper end of the wick tube (Z, of thelamp.

C, is a shaft which has its bearings in the upper parts of the uprightsb, b. This shaft is allowed to turn freely in its bearings and it has asector projection 6, attached to it. To this projection 6, one end of aspiral spring D, is connected by a cord f, the opposite end of saidspring being attached to the back end of the bedplate A. To the shaft C,there is also attached a radial arm g, the end of which has an arbor h,secured to it at right angles. On this arbor h, a semi-circular plate E,is fitted, the arbor it and is attached to the sector projection c.

The shape of this rod is plainly shown in Fig. 2. On the rod F,andadjoining the projecting hooked end a spiral spring Z, is placed,said spring bearing against the plate E.

G, is a lever which is fitted on a fulcrum pin or projection m, on theupri ht b. This lever is of bent form and its front end is provided witha catch 72, as shown clearly in Fig. 1, and its back end has a rod 0,attached to it which rod passes through the bed piece.

H, is an extinguisher which is of the usual form and is attached to thefront end of a rod I, the back end of which is coiled and fitted looselyon a shaft 37, so as to form a joint connection.

The operation is as follows: The lamp B, is filled and properly trimmed,and the socket 0, provided with a match 9. The semi-circular plate E, isthen turned in the direction indicated by the arrow 1, until the hook j,is caught under the catch a, of lever G. This movement of the plate E,stretches the spring D. The rod I, is adjusted over the crank 75, of therod F, the extinguisher H, being fitted 011 the tube a, in order toprevent the evaporation of the fluid within the lamp if a volatile onebe used and to keep the upper exposed part of the wick free from dust.The match 9, is secured in the socket or holder 0, by a wedge or otherpro-per means and the match is so adjusted that its end which isprovided with the igniting compound will project slightly within theplane of the movement of plate E. The parts being thus adjusted, thedevice is in proper condition to operate When the rod 0, is actuated. Ifthe device is applied to an alarm clock the rod 0, will at the propertime be actuated by the mechanism of the clock. If it is designed tooperate said rod by a cord a simple jerk or pull of the same is all thatis required. The rod 0, when venient.

' tached to the rod 0.

pulled down causes the catch a, at the front end of lever G, to pass offfrom the hook ,7, and the spring D, Will throw the plate E, rapidlyaround in the direction of arrow 2, the crank 70, throwing back the rodI, and thereby freeing the extinguisher from the tube and the side ofthe plate E, opposite the match 9, which side is corrugated, or providedWith a rough substance, Will rub against the end of the match and ignitethe same and the lighted end of the match in consequence of its closeproximity to the Wick of the tube d, will light the Wick. In order toprevent the plate E, from acting against the end of the match With anundue pressure, the plate E, is enabled to yield or give in consequenceof being fitted loosely on the arbor h, and made to bear against thespring Z, as described.

This device may be constructed at a small cost and Will in many casesprove very con- In cases of burglary for instance, a lamp may be lightedinstantly by the occupant of a bed by simply pulling a cord at- 7 Ifapplied to an alarm clock in order to insure the rising of a person at acertain hour, the apparatus being in the sleeping apartment, Would becertain to effect the desired result in consequence of the alarm beingsounded'and the lamp lighted simultaneously.

I am aware that automatic lamp-lighting attachments have previously beenapplied to lamps and I do not broadly claim such device irrespective ofthe arrangement herein shown and described.

I claim therefore as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thepartially rotating and yielding plate E, operated by the spring D, orits equivalent, and attached to the shaft C; in

connection With the hook 7', also attached to simultaneously With theignition of the match 9. V

I GEORGE K. PROCTOR,

WVitnesses:

STEPHEN BAKER, GEO. H. STICKNEY. v

